Hi!
This is a post I've been meaning to do for ages. I get asked a lot of questions but there are a few that come up a lot so I thought I'd do a post on them.
First off, and I'm not sure why people are fascinated about this, but a lot of people ask to see my 'bare' nails so here they are sans polish!
You have to ignore the slight yellow staining. Trust me, they used to be FAR worse! They're longer than I usually have them at the moment, I just haven't got round to chopping them. My cuticles aren't at their best here either :)
The 2nd question I get asked a lot - What base and top coat do you use?
I have tried quite a few base and top coats. In my opinion though, nothing beats Nails Inc Kensington Caviar base coat and top coat -
For me, it's the best by a long mile. I don't know how I coped without the top coat especially! It dries in 45 seconds and gives a really good shine. The only thing I can't use it for is over konads as it smudges them but I still put a coat of it over the konad special top coat.
The only downside for me is that it's quite expensive but I think it's well worth it and I can usually find it on ebay for a bit less than usual.
3rd question - Do you use any other products on your nails to keep them strong?
I am very lucky with my nails. They are naturally very strong. Usually I only break one if I really whack it on something. I wish I had some amazing tip but I don't!
The one thing I do do regularly is use cuticle remover, buff and shape -
I use Nails Inc Striptease cuticle remover. For me it works well but it's all I've ever used so I have nothing to compare it to.
About once every couple of weeks I use the cuticle remover, then I use the nail buffer (top) to smooth and shine and then I shape (or should I say attempt to) using the glass nail file. That's all I do nail care wise.
4th question - how do you clean up any excess polish on your nails?
I forgot to take a picture for this one! It would only have been a picture of a boring brush though :)
I usually put nail polish on at night, go to sleep and then in my shower or bath the next morning I peel off any excess polish and tidy the nails up. If I can't do that though then I just use a firm bristled brush soaked in nail polish remover and wipe that round the edges of my nails.
Those are the questions I get asked the most. I do always answer any emails so feel free to ask me anything else you want to know!
One other question I've been asked a couple of times recently is why I never do any haul posts... well to be honest, I don't actually buy that much nail polish! I buy the occasional bottle that I really want and I'm very lucky in the fact that Maz and some friends occasionally buy me a bottle. I'm trying to be sensible spending wise at the moment but here are a few things I've bought or been given recently -
(L-R) Bourjois Bleu Violet, No7 Spun Sugar, Miss Sporty x2 (no names)
(L-R) Rimmel Green With Envy and Desire, Bloom Isla
OPI's Absolutely Alice and China Glaze's C-C-Courage
Lastly, here are a couple of things I've won recently -
A Nutriganics gift pack from The Body Shop. I won this through twitter. I haven't used it enough to give my opinion on it yet though :)
That's it for today. My nails are NAKED at the moment so no manicure to show you. I may do them later if I can resist cutting them...
